The darkness that could finally be pushed aside. The curtains that were high and clouded the view, as well as consciousness, had been lifted slowly with the fog fading away. Perhaps some fog and smoke still shrouded some corners of Prince Aerus' brain, which was still weak from the effects of the pain he had just felt.
But even so, he felt something else.
Spreading arms very happily. "Hahhhh, how fresh!" His burly body wriggled under the thick blanket, making the previously neat and flat surface of the cloth even more wavy and wrinkled.
His golden eyes blinked slowly, not noticing that something strange was happening. For him, he had just had a very – very – very beautiful dream: Lia finally accepted him and called his name in the middle of their activity. This made Prince Aerus very happy, made his chest seem to soar, and made him want to sing again and again.
His cheeks flushed, and he rolled over shyly on Lia's narrow bed.
Last night, after Lia and Hamdi confirmed that Prince Aerus' condition had recovered, and just needed more sleep, the two of them decided to move Prince Aerus into Lia's flat.
The reason for that was because the room temperature was warmer there than in the cabin of the Elipsis Plane, which was battling with the dense energy that had attacked Prince Aerus. The energy was even left in the plane cabin, and Hamdi was still thinking about how to clean it all up so that Prince Aerus wouldn't be dying like last night.
The sun had moved from its solitary twilight to the high and majestic horizon. Above that firmament lay countless lives untouched, and one of them was the life of Prince Aerus.
He sometimes couldn't believe that he had to return to earth to find his mate after he got into the void a hundred years ago.
Still rolling on the narrow bed but quite soft and warm, Prince Aerus' hair became very messy and pathetic. Moreover, his face was still a little pale and his eyebags were still a bit dark. For anyone who saw his current figure, that person would think that Prince Aerus was a fairy stranded in a world of darkness and trapped in it.
He's still handsome, but also pathetic at the same time.
"Lia Lia Lia Lia! Ah, she called my name, she finally did." His rolling body finally came to a halt. His chest rose and fell, colliding with a feeling of happiness that peaked very high.
The palms moved to cover her gleaming and beautiful forehead, which emitted a myriad of auras from within. The beauty of it had returned, especially amid the fragrant flowers that came out of her chest, and then climbed up and made his cheeks blush.
The smile couldn't be contained anymore. Prince Aerus' fists hit the pillow repeatedly. "Argh, dammit! Why do things like that only exist in dreams? Why can't I just get a lucky thing like that for once? Lia…. Hah! Look at my presence!" Prince Aerus muttered non-stop. Now and then he looked around to make sure that Lia wasn't around him.
He might want Lia, he might want that girl, but he still has pretty high self-esteem. It was difficult for him to break down his deep-rooted nature, and it was also taught to him in quite a complicated way.
A prince in Hexa had to look sturdy, a little haughty, and dignified at the same time. The goal was that the opponents and enemies would think a thousand times if they wanted to attack you.
Being a prince is not as easy as most people think.
"Will there be any effect that Prince Aerus will feel after he wakes up? I mean will he become crippled, become mute, and maybe lose his memory?" That's what Lia asked Hamdi this morning. She hoped that her last question would become a reality.
It felt very embarrassing when she liked a man, but she had to accept the charms of other men who seduced her endlessly. It was so embarrassing, so and so! In Lia's brain, she sounded like a prostitute, to herself.
But to be honest there's a lot of logic to parse. A human wouldn't be able to resist the heights of the Elfagos' temptations, especially if the two of them were bound. It might sound like being dominant on one side, but if that human had already laid down his/her feelings for an Elfagos, then he/she would get the most enjoyment out of the other humans. Heaven among the heavens. The biggest waves that can fill the sky.
"Depends on the condition. Sometimes Prince Aerus could forget all the things he did when he was sick. But sometimes he can remember some things, and sometimes he can remember all things. I'm not too sure about that, I think the nurses and health workers at Hexodar didn't give me in-depth training on that," said Hamdi, giving Lia an unsatisfactory answer.
So the bottom line was that currently, Prince Aerus was in a state where he remembered everything he did last night with Lia, but he remembered it as a dream. Fair enough for Lia, and torturous enough for Prince Aerus.
His sullen and very annoyed face made it all clear.
His body jerked and lay limp on the bed, then his face turned to the right and the left. Finding Lia's photo placed in a small figure, his strong hands gently brushed the figure placed on the table.
"Look at you! I was too blind to see your beauty. Now I've fallen, really fallen." Fingers traced the glass frame that protected the photo of Lia, who was sitting sweetly on a chair and holding a flower. It was his high school graduation photo.
Lia does look very bright in the photo, with a fragrant aura filled with hope.
Unable to hold himself back any longer, Prince Aerus' hand picked up the figure, looking at Lia who he had always belonged to as his own over and over last night. His irises became even more radiant with a soft purple color without any sign of danger. His pupils widened, without needing him to realize how stupid his face was right now. He is in love! And that easy?
No one could understand the Elfagos. They were pretty hot creatures when it came to love. So sometimes the love and affection in them could easily grow if they were already making out, especially if the central point of their body was spoiled with cunning and fullness.
At least that's how Prince Aerus felt. From now on he would not deny that Lia did pamper himself on many occasions even though he had to use dirty roads and coercion.
'Look at your big, shining eyes. Your lips are beautiful and soft. Your charming smile, your slightly blushing face, and your beautiful body. I should have flaunted you on Hexa to make everyone jealous of me. Lia, I want you to give it all to me because I've already done that.'
"What are you doing?" Lia's voice, which was firm and slightly shrill, broke Prince Aerus's dream full of sparks of love.
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